SEC Opens Door to Tokenized U.S. Stocks as Wall Street Moves Onchain
The line between traditional finance and crypto is becoming harder to draw.
On September 17, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) introduced a temporary “Innovation Exemption” allowing certain blockchain-based venues to experiment with trading tokenized U.S. stocks. The five-year framework could give crypto exchanges, tokenization companies and liquidity providers a new pathway into the world’s largest equity market.
The line between traditional finance and crypto is becoming harder to draw.
On September 17, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) introduced a temporary “Innovation Exemption” allowing certain blockchain-based venues to experiment with trading tokenized U.S. stocks. The five-year framework could give crypto exchanges, tokenization companies and liquidity providers a new pathway into the world’s largest equity market.